lowrider57
Responses from lowrider57
| Update on Audiogon Member Almarg I am so saddened to hear this news. Al has been in my thoughts since he stopped posting on the forum. His kind words along with his advice made his contribution so valuable.I was lucky enough to get to know him a little bit offline, not only talki... | |
| Never Owned a Tube Amp and Want Advice @audition__audio I'm so sorry to snap at you as I did, your comments are completely justified. I too have reacted to the ridiculous and incorrect statements put forth by that member.And Ralph's contribution to this forum have been invaluable, so m... | |
| Bluesound node 2i DAC VS Vincent SA-T7 DAC Interesting concept to go with fiber, well done.Have you tried using S/PDIF coax from Node to Vincent? SQ is superior to Toslink when using a good quality digital coax cable. | |
| Bluesound node 2i DAC VS Vincent SA-T7 DAC @superstocked, what music services are you listening to thru your Node?Are you using ethernet from Fios router to Bluesound? | |
| Never Owned a Tube Amp and Want Advice Here we go again with the statement that tube watts are greater than S.S. watts. This statement is patently false and should call into question anything this member says in the future. Are you sure you want to go there? "This member" didn't state ... | |
| Bluesound node 2i DAC VS Vincent SA-T7 DAC The TOSLINK digital should sound better than the analogue output you’ve been listening to.The streaming services such as Tidal and Qobuz play back files with sample rates of 16/44.1 (cd quality), 24/96, and 24/192. The Vincent will play each nativ... | |
| Never Owned a Tube Amp and Want Advice That's great info @tvad .Which leads me to question, how large is the OP's listening room? | |
| Never Owned a Tube Amp and Want Advice @dsper You should check with Tyler, but a 50-60 wpc push pull amp should be fine with those speakers.My speakers are 90dB, 8 ohm nominal. The impedance curve is pretty flat at 8 ohms and I use a 30wpc dual-mono Atma-sphere amp. Wonderful sound. | |
| Never Owned a Tube Amp and Want Advice OP; what speakers will you be using? Impedance will determine how well an amp drives the speaker; ie, a speaker with an impedance curve that stays in the 8ohm range will be easy to drive. The 88dB sensitivity may be on the low side but is less imp... | |
| What is Happening? Are your cables new? Have you played music or a burn-in disk through these cables to break them in?Break-in is real, ask the Wireworld and Cardas designers.https://www.musicdirect.com/equipment/isotek-full-system-enhancer-burn-in-cdAlso:Are your s... | |
| Is something wrong with my hearing? @steakster Did adding an LPS to the router make an audible difference? I use the stock wall-wart plus a Blue Circle noise filter into the power strip. None of this is on an audio circuit.High level of RFI measured at the router, but zero RF at my ... | |
| Bluesound Node Issues After the Firmware Upgrade I updated my Node2i this week. It's connectivity is more stable now.@mahler123, Dead? Please explain. | |
| LittelFuses Series 285 AUDIO/MEDICAL Quality In the link I provided the users reported hearing a difference between a standard fuse, the gold capped, and the rhodium capped Littelfuse. Also noted was the PADIS fuse which uses copper. | |
| LittelFuses Series 285 AUDIO/MEDICAL Quality https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/anyone-used-these-audio-ceramic-slow-blow-fuses-from-littlefu...If you can weed through the bickering comments, you'll find a couple Littelfuse 285 users. | |
| What's the deal with Vintage Tube Service? @jwpstayman Very well stated. His tubes are cream of the crop or he wouldn't sell them. I enjoy the stories he tells about all things tubes, audio, and life in general. |